"We were happy to serve a critical role for the city to keep the team in Glendale, and we look forward to assisting the city in the future on other projects both as a company and individually."

The only current hope for the Howlers to remain in Arizona now lies with Ice Edge Holdings, a group of Canadian and American investors that has agreed to keep the team in Glendale if its ownership quest is successful.

Lurking in the shadows and waiting to swoop in and steal the team away to Canada (yes, Canadians, we're aware the Coyotes were once the Winnipeg Jets, we just don't care) is Toronto Billionaire David Thomson and his Winnipeg-based group, True North Sports and Entertainment.

Bettman has given the city until the end of the year to find a buyer that would keep the Yotes in Arizona. If the city is unable to do so, as we explained in a prior post, Shane Doan and Co. better get used to shitty beer, polite fans, and moose because the Howlers will most likely be heading north of the border.